Chapter 14 – Prologue of Anti-Love
"Luke, honey. Hurry! The boat is going to leave without you." My frantic mother insists.
Today is the first day at a new school for me. I was taken out of my old school because my peers harassed me. They weren't very tolerant of my sexuality. Yes, I'm gay, but that doesn't mean I can't control myself. I've learned my lesson though. This time around, I'll keep my sexuality a secret.
I run out of the car as my mom yells her goodbyes to me in the background. It's time to start my life over, and what better place to do that than on a boat?
"Ahhh you must be the new student. Perfect timing. My name is Marian Moseby." A rather petite man calls to me.
"We just recently had a drop out and a spot became available for one male passenger."
"Cool. Can you bring me to my room then?"
"Follow me. Right this way." Moseby adds.
"Am I going to get a room to myself?" I ask, hoping that will be the case.
"No. Each student has one roommate of the same gender. Those are the rules."
I hope the people on this boat are at least exciting. Otherwise, I'd settle for home over being stranded with a bunch of losers.
As we walk toward my room, we walk past a pair of kids. One of them is a boy with bushy black hair and glasses. He's also kind of chubby. The other is a boy with long blond hair. This one is rather cute if you ask me.
"Look at what I found Woody." The blond tells the other boy who is apparently named Woody.
"Ooooo Can I eat it?" Woody asks his blond friend.
"No. It's a plankton specimen. I'm going back to our room to look at it under my microscope."
Yuck! That kids a nerd. What a loser. I thought he was cute, but I guess looks can be deceiving.
"Uhhh Moseby, who is my roommate?" I ask, praying with each word it isn't going to be a loser like the duo I just witnessed.
"Well, let's just say that he is probably going to be the worst part of your experience on this boat. How should I put this… ahhhh do you see that kid over there." Moseby says as he points to the blond nerd.
Just great. Is that loser going to be my roommate? He's the last person I'd want to room with.
"Yeah, I see him. Am I going to have to room with him?" I say, quite irritated at the thought of it.
"No, even worse than him. You'll be rooming with his twin brother!"
Even worse? That doesn't sound very good. Is he an even bigger loser? At least if they're twins the other one will be cute too, but I am keeping my sexuality a secret so that is the less important of the criteria.
I make my way to my room and swing open the door. I glance over at my roommate who is laying on his bed. I simply roll my eyes and turn away from him as I place my luggage on the ground.
"Hey dude! You must be my new roommate." My new roommate exclaims as he leaps off of his bed, revealing headphones are in his ears.
I quickly throw my head in his direction. Did he just call me dude?
"Uhhh hi. I'm Luke…"
"Cool. The name's Zack. Wanna hit the game room with me?"
Zack… he's not the nerd I'd thought he would be. I guess twins don't have to be similar in interests. In fact, he's cute and exciting. I can already tell. Hehehehe guess I'll have some experimenting to do before I go for it, but rest assured, Zack will be mine before this last year of High School is over.
This preview might come off as a major shock, but when chapter one comes out, you'll have more of an idea of how the Luke in chapter one is the same as this Luke! Hope you enjoyed this sneak preview. Just a little heads up, chapter one will be skipping to the same time frame as chapter one in this story! If you want to enjoy "The Luke Version" as much as possible, I highly recommend reading it alongside this version so you can compare the two.
Because I will be gone for a while, expect "Dying For Love (The Luke Version)" to begin mid-August. Sorry for the wait, but since I will be going away my present to you guys was all the quick uploads I have been doing this week. Hope you enjoyed this story and please continue reading!